Thu. 09/22 - Fall Is Here & Your Phone Is Dying

It’s the first day of fall. Or is it? Everything you need to know about the equinox, plus some seasonal music recommendations. An app you can only use when your phone’s battery is less than 5%. And why Queen Elizabeth II and other royal family members are buried in lead-lined coffins.

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Links:

• The first day of fall marks the autumn equinox, which is different from a solstice (NPR)
• Fall equinox 2022: Not as 'equal' as you may think (CNN)
• Fall equinox: explaining the beginning of autumn, end of summer (The Washington Post) 
• Amount of daylight across North American on Fall Equinox (Brian Brettschneider, Twitter)
• Wed. 09/22 - The Wonders of Fall, and the Cosmos (Cool Stuff Ride Home) 
• Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult - But the lyrics are Ai generated images (Daara, YouTube) 
• Fluxblog 386: let's get back to autumn 1991 (Fluxblog Newsletter)
• Autumnal Equinox 2022: First Day of Fall | Facts, Folklore & More (Old Farmer’s Almanac)
• Halloween Lite playlist (Jackson Bird, Spotify)
• Weezer Ring in SZNZ: Autumn EP by Performing “What Happens After You” on Kimmel (Consequence)
• This Chatroom Only Opens When Your Phone’s About to Die (VICE)
• This Website Only Works When You’re Offline (VICE)
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• The Disconnect Why Royal Family Members Are Buried in Lead-Lined Coffins (Mental Floss)
• An exploding king: Why Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was lined with lead (Washington Post)
• Why Is Queen Elizabeth II Going To Be Buried In A Lead-Lined Coffin? (IFL Science)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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